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Fading Hope in the US

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  • Ritzen, Jo

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  • Zimmermann, Klaus F.

    (University of Bonn)

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A substantial literature claims that the strong increase in inequality over the last decade in countries such as the US would lead to a collapse of society. Fading hopes in the population seem to confirm this. The paper rejects this interpretation since the decline in hopes cannot be traced back to rising inequality.

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  • Ritzen, Jo & Zimmermann, Klaus F., 2012. "Fading Hope in the US," IZA Discussion Papers 6340, IZA Network @ LISER.
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    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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